Related News

Detroit Lions mascot Roary pranced on stage as more than 800 students watched at Allen Park Middle School on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015. Max Ortiz/Detroit News Fullscreen Over 800 students cheered Detroit Lions Running Back Joique Bell as he spoke at Allen Park Middle School on Friday. Bell , was on hand as the Detroit Lions, United Dairy Industry of Michigan and Fuel Up to Play...

Mark Sanchez picked up where he left off. On the bright side, this Mark Sanchez turnover was not caused by anyone's rear end. The New York Jets' embattled quarterback opened his preseason campaign exactly like his detractors would have guessed. On just his fourth play from scrimmage, Sanchez threw an interception. Backpedaling in the face of pressure from Detroit Lions...

Baltimore wasn't the only place where people were cheering as Ravens kicker Justin Tucker nailed a game-winning 61-yard field goal against the Lions on Monday night. The Ravens' 18-16 win over the Detroit Lions was hailed around the NFC North as it shook up the race for the division title. The last-minute loss dropped the Lions' record to 7-7. Detroit went from controlling its...

In a game where touchdowns were hard to come by, the Baltimore Ravens may have gotten a bit of help from the officials in keeping the Detroit Lions out of the end zone on one controversial play. With the Lions looking to retake the lead late in the third quarter of a high stakes, low-scoring game, Ravens cornerback Lardarius Webb appeared to get away with pass interference in...

Lions wide receiver Corey Fuller pulls down the game winning touchdown near the back of the end zone in the fourth quarter of the 24-23 Detroit victory over the New Orleans Saints at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan on October 19, 2014. Daniel Mears / Detroit News Fullscreen Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford has some major pressure from the Saints defense while throwing in the...

Ted Kulfan, The Detroit News 10:45 p.m. EST December 14, 2014 Lions Jason Jones blocks the Vikings field goal that would have put them ahead late in the fourth quarter of the 16-14 Detroit victory over Minnesota at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan on December 14, 2014. (Photo: Daniel Mears / Detroit News) Fullscreen Lions Darius Slay begins the celebration down the sidelines...

\"The Calm\" is the 2014 player introduction video for the Detroit Lions (played every home game at Ford Field). In this video, players are seen preparing for the storm as head coach Jim Caldwell narrates the \"One Pride\" pledge.
Players featured: Calvin Johnson, Matthew Stafford, Ndamukong Suh, Reggi

#Lions defensive linemen led by Ndamukong Suh and Nick Fairley on sled drills on Wednesday.
By: Paula Pasche - The Detroit Lions beat writer for The Oakland Press. Also author of \"100 Thing Lions Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die\" published by Triumph Books.
Published on: September 25, 2014
Sou

Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and called the Portsmouth Spartans, the team began play in 1929 as an independent professional team, one of many such teams in the Ohio and Scioto River valleys. For the 1930 season, the Spartans formally joined the NFL as the other area independents folded because of the Great Depression. Despite success within the NFL, they could not survive in Portsmouth, then the NFL's smallest city. The team was purchased and moved to Detroit for the 1934 season.

The Lions have won four NFL Championships, the last in 1957, giving the club the second-longest NFL championship drought behind the Arizona Cardinals. The Lions are one of four current NFL teams that have yet to qualify for the Super Bowl. The 2008 team became the only team in NFL history to lose all 16 regular season games since the NFL went to a 16-game schedule in 1978.